Widening the Lens: Feminist Learning in Counselling and Psychotherapy

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Abstract

This study examines the formal, informal, and non-formal learning experiences offeminist-identified counsellors and psychotherapists working within the Violence Against Women (VAW) and Gender-Based Violence (GBV) sector of community- based social services in Ontario, Canada. Using critical, feminist polyethnography and intersectional and feminist theories, this study discusses the participants' and researcher's experiences in the field. The participants' narratives contribute to the understanding of intersectional feminist pedagogies in counselling and psychotherapy practices and spaces. Additionally, the study offers recommendations for post- secondary programs, wise practice approaches to intersectional clinical supervision, and a framework for community of practice models of peer supervision.

Author Keywords: adult learning, feminism, feminist theory, intersectional theory, psychotherapy, social work

    Item Description
    Type
    Contributors
    Thesis advisor (ths): Pendleton Jimenez, Karleen
    Degree committee member (dgc): Boucher, Lisa
    Degree committee member (dgc): Handlarski, Denise
    Degree committee member (dgc): Cole, Jenn
    Degree committee member (dgc): Arraiz Matute, Alexandra
    Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
    Date Issued
    2025
    Date (Unspecified)
    2025
    Place Published
    Peterborough, ON
    Language
    Extent
    222 pages
    Rights
    Copyright is held by the author, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise noted.
    Local Identifier
    TC-OPET-32113064
    Publisher
    Trent University
    Degree
    Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.): Canadian Studies